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The SEC charges Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors and concealing diverting FTX customer funds to Alameda while raising $1.8B+ since at least May 2019 — Defendant concealed his diversion of FTX customers' funds to crypto trading firm Alameda Research while raising more than $1.8 billion from investors
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| CNBC: |
The Southern District of New York charges SBF with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, money laundering, and more — - Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed eight separate charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to allow third-party app stores on iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 in the EU, due to EU requirements in 2024, including letting users change defaults — Apple Inc. is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads, part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at complying …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Twitter stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to cut costs, as its top lawyer Alex Spiro leaves the company — Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.
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| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
When a female reporter tried Lensa, many of her 100 avatars were “pornified”, with 16 topless; her male peers got avatars of astronauts, warriors, and the like — When I tried the new viral AI avatar app Lensa, I was hoping to get results similar to some of my colleagues at MIT Technology Review.
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
US lawmakers introduce legislation that aims to ban TikTok or any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia, and other US adversaries — - A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers would ban TikTok in the U.S. — The bill comes after years of broad concern across …
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| Adam James / The Block: |
Binance CEO addresses major USDC outflows, saying users can “withdraw any other stablecoin”; Nansen: users withdrew ~$1.6B on the Ethereum network in 24 hours — - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has addressed major USD Coin outflows. — Some $1.6 billion has been withdrawn …
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Sources: Twitter is considering forcing all users to opt in to personalized ads and location data sharing, but may let Blue users opt out of personalized ads — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription …
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| Jack Dorsey / Revue: |
Responding to the “Twitter Files”, Jack Dorsey defends against attacks on Twitter staff, advocates for an open social media protocol, commits $1M/year to Signal — By subscribing, you agree with Revue's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that jack's will receive your email address.
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| Stephanie Murray / The Block: |
John Ray III tells the US House that FTX's bankruptcy is “paperless” due to an “unprecedented” lack of documentation, FTX and Alameda are not distinct, and more — - New FTX CEO John Ray III said top executives at FTX had “free rein” over the company's many entities.
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| Steven Ehrlich / Forbes: |
A look at a draft of Sam Bankman-Fried's planned US House testimony, including accusations against John Ray III and screenshots of a chat with Changpeng Zhao — Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was scheduled to testify Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.| Bloomberg: |
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft says some drivers certified by its Windows Hardware Developer Program were used to sign malware, but that no network breach has been detected — Code-signing is supposed to make people safer. In this case, it made them less so. — Microsoft has once again been caught allowing …
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Tweets: @kimzetter and @rmhrisk
| Beatrice Peterson / ABC News: |
Meta plans to release Hasher Matcher Actioner, a moderation tool to help platforms identify terrorist or human trafficking content, for free and as open source — It said it will help prevent the spread of violent images on the internet. — Meta, formerly named Facebook …
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Meta, GitHub, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Social Media Today, Android Headlines, Adweek, and Gizmodo
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| Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram rolls out Notes, friend-focused status updates that appear atop the inbox, to all users, and begins testing BeReal-like Candid Stories in South Africa — With fresh ways to connect with friends, is Instagram trying to be Instagram again? — Polished is out and authentic …
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Tweets: @mgsiegler, @cordiliajames, @wongmjane, @cordiliajames, @shantinix, @rmac18, @papadimitriou, and @cordiliajames
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
During a recent all-hands, Google's AI chief said the company is moving “more conservatively than a small startup” on AI-chat tech due to reputational risks — - Google employees asked executives at an all-hands meeting whether the AI chatbot that's going viral represents a “missed opportunity” for the company.
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Apple rolls out iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.1, with improved iCloud data encryption, AirDrop limitations, Freeform, and an Apple Music karaoke feature — Apple is rolling out its iOS 16.2 update for all users today along with iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1.
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Tweets: @snazzyq and @zollotech
| Julie Zhu / Reuters: |
Sources: China is working on a $143B+ support package for its chip industry, mainly as subsidies and tax credits over five years, starting as soon as Q1 2023 — China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three sources said …
Tweets: @sino_market, @therealjoshye, and @edark94
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